Mondello Park: Charlie Hollings race notes

POSITIVE PERFORMANCE FOR HOLLINGS AT MONDELLO PARK
Charlie Hollings, racing for Fortec Motorsport, put in a solid
performance during rounds seven and eight of the Lloyds TSB Insurance
British F3 International Series that took place at Mondello...

POSITIVE PERFORMANCE FOR HOLLINGS AT MONDELLO PARK

Charlie Hollings, racing for Fortec Motorsport, put in a solid
performance during rounds seven and eight of the Lloyds TSB Insurance
British F3 International Series that took place at Mondello Park in
Ireland last weekend. After disappointment in Pau, where a start-line
collision cost Charlie both races, the young Yorkshireman finished in
twelfth position in the first race and eleventh place in the second,
narrowly missing out on the points.

"I have had two days of testing since Pau, more than I have had
before any other round, and I was expecting an improvement in pace over
the weekend," Charlie explained. "I am disappointed that I
didn't finish in the points but we took a gamble by using slick
tyres during a drying qualifying session and it didn't pay off - I
qualified in seventeenth place in the first race and fourteenth in the
second -- putting me further down the grid than I would have liked.
However, I generally feel much more comfortable with the car and know
that we have the potential to do much better."

Rounds nine and ten of the championship will take place on the 15-16 July
at Snetterton in Norfolk. Motorsport will not be the only attraction
over the weekend as all of the F3 drivers will be donning their running
shoes to complete a Sport Relief mile on the Saturday at 6pm. Dressed in
their full racing suits, they will be joined on the circuit by their team
mates, the drivers and teams in the Avon Tyres British GT Championship,
together with members of the public in order to raise money for the good
causes supported by Sport Relief. In true motorsport style, the runners
will cross the line in front of the pitlane and there are some fantastic
prizes to be won.